cap'nhaddock
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As there are only a few more high tide days before the new year I thought I'd try fishing the rough off the Promenade to see if I could find a Huss or any other fish that would put my species hunt score up.
The venue is only fishable over high as the rock armour will trap any fish being retrieved if there isn't sufficient water there.
I've caught Huss, Three Bearded Rockling there in past years and have heard of the occasional Codling being caught there.
I started fishing just after five which was two hours before high, straight away I had a bite as I was setting up the second rod, missed it but within minutes I had a good rattle which resulted in a sizeable whiting. Bites came thick and fast for a while, there must have been a shoal of pout out there. They were a decent size and made a bit of fuss about being dragged in.
Over high tide the bites stopped and nothing was caught for an hour or so, then I had that nibbling bite and a slow pulling down of the rod tip. As I picked the rod up I could feel the distinctive squirming and backpedalling of my least favourite fish. Sure enough it was a Conger, I managed to get it over the rocks but it was too heavy to lift on the rod, while trying to hand-line it up it gave a good shake, snapped the hook length and slithered back through the rocks.
Sorted, I really don't like dealing with the slimy things and this one was about four foot long, not easy to deal with single handed when you are short of breath..
Some more Pout came on to feed, I must have had twenty or so altogether but no Dogfish or Huss.
Just before nine I thought that I might as well pack up as if I caught a Huss I couldn't land it single-handed as the swell was pushing through the rocks below.
As I started packing up I got a good bite and I could see as I was reeling it in that it was either a Dogfish or Huss, as I tried to guide it through the rocks I could see that it was a Dogfish and, aided by a swell, it dived into the rocks, just as predicted.
A few minutes of waiting patiently and it changed direction and I could get its head up and over the rocks. So no tackle lost apart from the hook the conger made off with and it's welcome to it
Nothing new to add to my list but plenty of fish, a gentle breeze, no frost and a calm sea made for a pleasant session.
I could see an illuminated bivvy and a sporadic head torch of an angler fishing out on Eype beach, I hope he had a good session, a nice night for it.
The venue is only fishable over high as the rock armour will trap any fish being retrieved if there isn't sufficient water there.
I've caught Huss, Three Bearded Rockling there in past years and have heard of the occasional Codling being caught there.
I started fishing just after five which was two hours before high, straight away I had a bite as I was setting up the second rod, missed it but within minutes I had a good rattle which resulted in a sizeable whiting. Bites came thick and fast for a while, there must have been a shoal of pout out there. They were a decent size and made a bit of fuss about being dragged in.
Over high tide the bites stopped and nothing was caught for an hour or so, then I had that nibbling bite and a slow pulling down of the rod tip. As I picked the rod up I could feel the distinctive squirming and backpedalling of my least favourite fish. Sure enough it was a Conger, I managed to get it over the rocks but it was too heavy to lift on the rod, while trying to hand-line it up it gave a good shake, snapped the hook length and slithered back through the rocks.
Sorted, I really don't like dealing with the slimy things and this one was about four foot long, not easy to deal with single handed when you are short of breath..
Some more Pout came on to feed, I must have had twenty or so altogether but no Dogfish or Huss.
Just before nine I thought that I might as well pack up as if I caught a Huss I couldn't land it single-handed as the swell was pushing through the rocks below.
As I started packing up I got a good bite and I could see as I was reeling it in that it was either a Dogfish or Huss, as I tried to guide it through the rocks I could see that it was a Dogfish and, aided by a swell, it dived into the rocks, just as predicted.
A few minutes of waiting patiently and it changed direction and I could get its head up and over the rocks. So no tackle lost apart from the hook the conger made off with and it's welcome to it
Nothing new to add to my list but plenty of fish, a gentle breeze, no frost and a calm sea made for a pleasant session.
I could see an illuminated bivvy and a sporadic head torch of an angler fishing out on Eype beach, I hope he had a good session, a nice night for it.
